Selected quad for the lemma: duty_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
duty_n	evil_a	good_a	sin_n	3,208	5	4.9732	4	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A33987	An answer to Dr. Scot's cases against dissenters concerning forms of prayer and the fallacy of the story of Commin, plainly discovered.	Collins, Anthony, 1676-1729.	1700 (1700)	Wing C5356; ESTC R18873	65,716	77

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21.7_o 8._o and_o for_o the_o prayer_n to_o be_v use_v at_o their_o payment_n of_o their_o three_o year_n tithe_n the_o prayer_n mention_v in_o the_o psalm_n deliver_v to_o asaph_n 1_o chron._n 16.7_o use_v in_o hezekiah_n time_n 2_o chron._n 29.30_o and_o by_o ezra_n chap._n 3.10_o 11._o and_o the_o lord_n prayer_n upon_o which_o he_o enlarge_v from_o p._n 8._o to_o p._n 19_o to_o all_o which_o so_o much_o have_v be_v already_o say_v that_o nothing_o need_v be_v add_v see_v mr._n cotton_n about_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o set_a form_n the_o reasonable_a account_n and_o supplement_n etc._n etc._n but_o all_o these_o be_v indeed_o no_o proof_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o what_o be_v lawful_a for_o god_n himself_o and_o christ_n and_o holy_a man_n inspire_v by_o god_n by_o a_o prophetical_a spirit_n and_o employ_v by_o he_o as_o david_n be_v to_o set_v his_o temple-service_n in_o order_n 2._o chron._n 28.10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o must_v not_o be_v conclude_v 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